A Brief History of the Anklet

The anklet, so delicate in form, can often be overlooked or obscured by another garment of clothing – thus its presence is often only known to its wearer. The Spring/Summer 2016 shows saw anklets in abundance: chunky at Calvin Klein, delicate and layered at Chloé, vampish at Marc Jacobs. The wearing of this object of embellishment can be found as early as Sumerian times, which are traced to the 5th millennium BC, and are considered the first ancient urban civilisation. In…